Australia vs Finland: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%)
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 15.1% against 13.3% in Finland, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 78th and Finland ranks 81st of 130 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.2% | 8.3% | 3.8% | Australia |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 11.7% | 1.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, Australia or Finland?
- Australia, at 15.1% against 13.3% in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population between Australia and Finland?
- 1.8%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Australia ranks 78th and Finland ranks 81st of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.